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Ik word er niet goed van!

Today's phrase is derived from the phrase "zich niet goed voelen": to not feel well, to feel ill, to feel sick. You may also hear people say "ik word niet goed": i'm starting to feel sick (to my stomach), or "ik ben niet goed": I'm not well / I feel sick (to my stomach). The latter of course depends on context, because literally it says: "I'm not good."

Although you can use the phrase "ik word er niet goed van" literally, it's mostly used figuratively with the broader meaning of 'it's driving me / it drives me crazy'. You may also use "daar/hier word ik niet goed van" or "ik word hier niet goed van".

2 thoughts on “Ik word er niet goed van!”

Woah! My teacher told me to read articles from http://www.dutchnews.nl, so I could practise with reading for my majortest-week. I (as a student) thought it would be boring, but it isn’t. I really like this texts. I know all the words, because I’m dutch. But it’s still wonderful to read.
Thank you for writing this. I think i’m going to read more tomorrow…
Greetings, Floor